Relationships5 min(s) read
Published 16:35 10 Jun 2026 GMT
Police are reportedly investigating a Gold Coast father after an alleged threatening video was posted to Instagram following a heated family dispute that has captivated social media users across Australia.
Builder Levi Hilton became the center of attention after sharing a video showing him confronting his former partner, Jessica Te Huia, and his 19-year-old son, Lorenzo Hilton.
The footage, originally posted to Hilton's Instagram account, quickly spread online and sparked widespread discussion after Te Huia and Lorenzo later confirmed they were now in a relationship.
The controversy escalated on Tuesday evening when Hilton allegedly posted a video directed at his son on Instagram Stories.
He reportedly said: "Damn, my boy [has] been talking some s***. Acting like his father won't f*ing 'sleep' him."
He then added: "I bought you into this earth and I'll take you f***ing right out of it too, boy. I fing wrote the book, son."
Although the video was later removed, the Daily Mail reported that police are now examining the matter as an issue "between father and son."
When questioned about the alleged video, Hilton denied remembering posting it.
"Nah. I didn't... Not that I can recall," he said. "Is it still there?"
During a separate online rant, Hilton also declared: "I'll happily rot in a cell, so long as I get my st out."**
At the time of publication, no arrest warrant had reportedly been issued.
As media coverage intensified, Lorenzo appeared to respond publicly to his father through social media.
"Is he forgetting I embarrassed him twice before?" he wrote.
He went on to claim: "One time after he cheap shot me from behind because I didn't want to take the blame for him after he crashed his ute."
Lorenzo also criticized public reactions to the situation, writing: "People are too quick to judge based off what they see on social platforms, and they don't know the backstory behind it all."
He added: "Ain't nobody know my old BOY better than me, and let me tell ya, he's as low as they come."
Te Huia has rejected claims that she betrayed Hilton, insisting their romantic relationship had ended months before she became involved with Lorenzo.
According to her, she and Hilton had been separated for approximately two months before she and Lorenzo began dating.
"Levi and I hadn't been together for two months. Lorenzo and I, yes, we have created a relationship [since the split]," she said.
She also claimed Lorenzo supported her during what she described as an unhappy relationship with his father.
The drama began when Hilton posted footage showing himself entering a bedroom and pulling back the covers to reveal Te Huia and Lorenzo lying in bed together.
In the video, Hilton asks: "Why are you in her bed?"
Te Huia responded: "I'm not doing anything, bro," while telling him to leave the house.
Hilton then demanded: "Are you having sex with my son? Are you? Why is my son in your bed?"
Referring to the footage, he added: "My 19-year-old boy... here's proof. Proof's in the pudding. You're in undies with my son."
Te Huia replied: "I'm always in undies, bro... I haven't even done anything, Levi."
She later alleged that Hilton had entered her property and opened the locked bedroom door using a butter knife. Hilton reportedly acknowledged entering the room in that manner.
Despite criticism online over the age gap between her and Lorenzo, Te Huia defended their relationship.
"He is 19 years old. He is a man," she said.
"I would never in my life look at a 19-year-old and be attracted to a 19-year-old. However, we found comfort in one another."
She acknowledged how the situation might appear to outsiders.
"I will put my hand up and say, given the fact that [I'm in a relationship with Lorenzo] and [he is] Levi's son, I get the perception and I will own that."
"I will say 100 per cent that I get from an outsider's perspective that I know how this looks."
However, she maintained that Lorenzo had consistently supported her.
"But Lorenzo has done nothing but be in my corner and defend me."
Speaking about Hilton's social media posts, she added: "The way this man is portraying me [on social media] is defamation of character."
Screenshots later shared online appeared to show a message Lorenzo sent to his father explaining his feelings for Te Huia.
"Jess holds a special place in my heart and I honestly love her more than anyone or anything in this world, Dad," he wrote.
He continued: "I was always confused about the way you treated her the way you did after all she's done for you... and I wished I could be in your shoes."
Acknowledging the unusual circumstances, Lorenzo added: "I know it's weird but the heart wants what it wants, and I need to be mature about it or I'll lose her and my family and it'll all be for nothing."
He concluded with a plea to his father: "I'm sorry this has happened to you, truly. I love you and that ain't ever gonna change. Just don't make this worse than what it already is."
